. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION OPERATE CAREFULLY ON SNOW 2 - 29 Snow-cov ered or froz en surfaces are slipper y, so be extremely careful when traveling or operating th e machine, and do n ot operate th e levers suddenly. Eve n a slight s lope may caus e the machine to slip, so be particularly careful w hen workin g on slopes With froz en ground s urfaces, the comes machine t o tip over or make it impossible for the machin e to e scape. If the mac hine enters deep snow, there is a h azard t hat i t may tip o ver o r become buried i n the snow .
Be careful not to lea ve the road shoulde r or to g et trap ped in a sno w drif When cle aring snow, the road shoulder and objects placed b esid e the road are buried i n the snow and cannot be seen. There is a ha zard of t he machine tip ping over or hittin g covere d objects, so alwa ys carry out operations carefully. When tra veling on sn ow-covered roads, alw ays fit t ire c hains (mesh c hain etc.). When tra veling on sn ow-covered slopes, ne ver apply th e foot brake s uddenly. R educe the speed a nd use the engine as a brake wh ile applying the foot br ake intermittently (depres s the brak e intermittently several times).
If necess ary, lower th e bucke t to the ground to stop the machine.